Two Types of Article Indexes
Which article index to use depends upon your topic.

1. General Article Indexes

•  Is your topic general or cross-disciplinary?
•  Currently in the news?

If so, start with one of the general article indexes. These cover a wide range of subjects and often index a mixture of popular and scholarly sources. This is often a good place to begin research. Examples of general indexes and the kinds of articles they identify are:

	Indexes journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, computer science, ethnic studies and more. Provides full-text articles from more than 3,200 scholarly periodicals.
	Abstracts and indexing for over 4,000 periodicals in many subjects. Full-text for over 2,000 periodicals.
	ProQuest Central is the largest multidisciplinary database with over 11,000 titles, with over 8,000 titles in full-text. It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets. Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively in this product including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more.